Participate in lesson and read a passage with strong adjectives
10:20 am - Word Study
Teach a lesson on how to properly use a dictionary
Go through informational text and use dictionaries to figure out struggling words
10:30 am - Independent Writing/Conferences
Conference with as many students as possible
while other students work on independent writing
Conference with teacher or work on writing independently
Time/Activity
Teacher's Role
Student's Role
9:00 am - Interactive Read Aloud
Read Jumanji to class
Listen and comprehend
9:15 am - Reading Mini-lesson
Teach a mini-lesson on importance of descriptive language and use sample text
Listen and participate in the lesson
9:30 am - Literature Circle
Observe and listen to individual groups, do not direct groups
Discuss their readings with their groups and be listeners as well
10:00 am - Independent/Guided Reading
Conference with students
Conference with teacher read silently
10:15 am- Writing Mini-lesson Teach how to incorporate descriptive language Listen and participate 10:30 am - Independent Writing Observe students Edit writing or write a new piece using descriptive language
while other students work on independent writing
10:30 am - Independent Writing Observe students Edit writing or write a new piece
using descriptive language